Campbellsville University could not overcome a cold shooting night (21-63) and fell 71-68 in St. Louis to Harris-Stowe State College on Saturday.
Byron Dean, starting in place of injured Kelton Ford, led the Tigers with 16 points while Shawn Johnson and Hagen Tyler had 13 and 12 points, respectively. Johnson completed his double-double with 12 rebounds.
Jalen Coates totaled seven points and nine assists.

Team Kentucky defeated Team J.B. Holmes 14-10 in Sunday’s singles’ matches and won 14 1/2 to 9 1/2 on Saturday to triumph in the overall score 28 1/2 to 19 1/2. The teams were comprised of 24 local golfers vs. 24 from throughout Kentucky.

Taylor County’s girls’ cross country team finished third at the Class AA, Region 2 meet in Bowling Green on Oct. 29. This is the girls’ best showing since 1982. The Lady Cardinals qualify for the state meet this Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The TCHS boys were eighth overall with freshman Ryan Maynard, finishing fourth overall, allowing him to advance to the state meet.

A Campbellsville native faces a variety of drug charges that are largely related to heroin.

On Oct. 13, The Campbellsville Police Department arrested Megan Shively, 26, on charges of importing heroin, a Class C felony; first-degree trafficking in less than 2 grams of heroin, a Class D felony; first-degree trafficking in less than 4 grams of cocaine; second-degree trafficking in an unspecified controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor; trafficking in synthetic drugs, a Class A misdemeanor; and possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor.

The Campbellsville/Taylor County Economic Development Authority is considering a spec building to attract new industries.

At a meeting last week, EDA members discussed a spec, or speculative, building that would be about 100,000 square feet. The proposed cost is about $4 million. EDA member Barry Blevins estimated that it might take 11 months to complete.

At a Thursday night meeting about heroin, Karen Jones and Diann Paxton both talked about how they lost their sons to the drug.

“He didn’t want to be that way. There’s no way he wanted to be that way,” Jones said.

But while Jones talked about how her son Morgan died from a heroin overdose almost exactly two years ago, Paxton’s son, Cody Wilson, is still alive, and is sitting in Taylor County Detention Center. But while the love is still there, she doesn’t recognize her son anymore.